The footage is part of the settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by her husband, Jorge Medrano, and the couple's four sons accusing rookie patrolman Kyle Dozier of speeding more than 80 mph in a 35 zone to a "Priority 2" call.

Estela Medrano, 67, died in the August 2010 crash from the impact of Dozier's cruiser. Jorge Medrano, who was driving the couple's Toyota Scion, spent weeks in intensive care.

The agreement also includes a $262,500 payment, approved by the City Council last month.

No lights, siren

"HPD has agreed to produce a training film narrated by one of my clients' sons which describes the death of his mother, the fact that the officer involved was traveling at a high rate of speed without his lights and siren, that other officers around the country have been involved in similar incidents where citizens have been killed and officers have been killed and outlining for the officers the need to use their lights and sirens where appropriate," said Houston attorney Richard LaGarde, who represents the Medranos.

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The video's inclusion in the settlement resulted from several months of negotiations.

The Medrano family provided the script and photos. HPD will produce the film in which officers and trainees will hear the voice of Fernando Medrano. They will see his mother's face in happier times. They'll see Jorge Medrano, who is in his 70s, recovering in a hospital bed. They'll see the smashed Toyota, crunched on the passenger side where Estela Medrano was seated. And they'll view footage of deadly police crashes in Connecticut and Nevada that claimed the lives of civilians and an officer.

City Attorney David Feldman said this was the rare lawsuit that "cries out for" a settlement.

"Sometimes you have to resolve disputes, including litigation, in practical ways besides the payment of money," he said. "Obviously this was a very sad and unfortunate incident. We certainly feel a great deal of compassion for the Medrano family. This settlement was the right thing to do."

A grand jury in 2011 declined to indict Dozier, who broke his neck in the crash.

Followed instructions

According to LaGarde, both officers involved in the crash said in depositions that they were taught to use sirens and lights if they were exceeding the speed limit to a "Priority 2" call, but supervisors told them the visual and audible alerts weren't needed.

"It's one of the reasons we wanted an instructional video - to let officers know in responding to a Code 2 - if there is traffic, if you are in a residential neighborhood, these are factors you should consider before proceeding without sirens," LaGarde said.

But beyond Aug. 31, 2014, HPD has no obligation to use the video.

"Our hope is that they would continue to show it," LaGarde said.

After losing his wife of four decades, Jorge Medrano moved back to Argentina. The retired chemist has lingering effects from the collision, including physical limitations, "but it's mostly the emotional scars," his lawyer said.

Estela Medrano, who held a doctorate in chemistry, was a distinguished professor in Baylor College of Medicine's Huffington Center on Aging.

The institution established a memorial fund to finance the "Estela Medrano Award for Excellence in Research in Aging" to be given to future gerontologists.

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